IVL growing and establishing operation in northern Sweden

IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute is continuing to grow, and is expanding its operations with a new office in Skellefteå. IVL has already been working on environmental measurements and licensing processes in northern Sweden, as well as on a number of research and innovation projects in the field of climate and energy. This work is being reinforced with the new venture.

“Our aim is to contribute with research and skills that will support the societal transformation that Sweden is facing, including more than halving our climate emissions by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions by 2045. This is promoting major initiatives in new technology with renewable energy solutions, and northern Sweden is an important region in this transition,” says Marie Fossum Strannegård, CEO of IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute.

An important role for IVL is to build bridges between business and public authorities, as well as to contribute to solutions that both meet sustainability goals and strengthen Swedish competitiveness. The operation in northern Sweden will focus on the climate transition of the business sector, although with a continued strong link to IVL’s role as a research institute in the field of the environment and sustainability. In order to establish a new office in Skellefteå, IVL has recruited Aurora Pelli, who joins us from Region Västerbotten where she has been responsible for business issues and education. Aurora Pelli will be the Head of IVL’s establishment in Skellefteå and will develop IVL’s presence and operations in northern Sweden.

“It feels incredibly interesting and exciting. The establishment of a new office for IVL in northern Sweden is coming at exactly the right time in the conversion and transition work that is taking place. Västerbotten and Norrbotten are facing a unique level of growth, building on the global transition towards sustainability and increased environmental awareness. The establishment of Northvolt’s battery plant in Skellefteå and the investments in fossil-free steel are just two examples of what is going on in the region, and where there are good opportunities for IVL to support and assist with expert knowledge in areas such as licensing processes, sustainable community building and life cycle analyses,” says Aurora Pelli.

Aurora Pelli will be the Head of IVL’s establishment in Skellefteå and will develop IVL’s presence and operations in northern Sweden.

Västerbotten and Norrbotten are facing a unique level of growth, building on the global transition towards sustainability and increased environmental awareness.